Frankfurt 1858 thaler Dav-648

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10308

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10308 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $382. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Frankfurt. Taler, 1858. NGC MS-61. Toned." This type was struck 1857-58 and is rather scarce compared to Frankfurt thalers of the 1860's. The 1858 is more common than the 1857.

Recorded mintage: 12,000.

Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-648; KM-355.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1856 kreuzer
• 1857 thaler
• Reuss-Schleiz 1858-A thaler
• Saxe-Altenburg 1858-F thaler Dav-814
• 1859 thaler, regular issue
• 1859 thaler Schiller's birthday
• Coins and currency dated 1858
• return to coins of German States, Frankfurt